What does Psalms 119:11 mean?

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Psalms 119:11, King James Version

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The verse in its chapter

Psalms 119:9-13

  1. 9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
  2. 10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
  3. 11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
  4. 12 Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
  5. 13 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.

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About the book of Psalms

Author
several authors; 73 psalms bear David's name in the title
When
from the 10th century BC to after the exile
Period
Reino unido, c. 1050 a 930 a.C. (in Portuguese)

Authorship: the book itself or Christian tradition. Approximate dates, as in Carson and Moo, An Introduction to the New Testament, and Longman and Dillard, An Introduction to the Old Testament.

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